expression
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4.1
- noun
- /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
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expresión
- Therefore, the illustrations added to Humphry Clinker are separate expressions of separate works.
- meaning of the expression
- use the expression
- verbal expressions
I've been looking for the expression that I want.
- I've been looking for the expression that I want.
- I've been, you know, there's this expression never meet your idols.
- I'm adding or use the expression icing on the cake.
- There was no such thing as the expression whistleblowing.
- And he says, I'm purposely using this sports expression in parentheses.
- In fact, that's where the expression of Trojan Horse comes from.
- It's sort of like when Southerners have that expression, oh, bless your heart, right?
- They are what's the expression consumed by ambition?
- He actually uses the, the expression fire luft, free air.
- You know, that expression is so popular for a reason.
Examples
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Eddie Earl, have you ever heard the expression "You are what you eat"?
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And this gives new meaning for the expression Intel inside.
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Did you ever hear the expression what comes up must come down?
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And they use that expression, the just price.
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It's just an expression, like "No way".
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I think that was the expression you used.
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You ever heard the expression, "Never take candy from a baby"?
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Perhaps you've heard the expression There are no wrong notes.
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Tromp l'oeil is a French expression that means trick of the eye.
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Have you ever heard the expression "the early bird catches the worm?"
Synonyms
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4.1
A word or phrase with a clear meaning in a subject
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1.7
A short well-known phrase that gives advice or a general truth
38
3.9
A short phrase many people know and repeat
7
4.2
A fixed phrase whose meaning is not clear from the words
2
9.4
A word or phrase used by certain people in particular situations
1
7.6
A short word or phrase often used by a group as a slogan
1
3.3
A common saying used so often it sounds tired
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6.0
A phrase whose meaning is not the same as its words
A group of words that together mean something different from each word alone
Compounds
14
4.2
A way of showing your thoughts and feelings and your personality through art, music, or writing
- Specialized
5
4.3
A process where a cell uses a gene's information to make a protein
- Slang
1
9.1
An informal word or phrase used in casual speech, not for formal situations
Showing sexual feelings or actions in a safe, respectful way that helps your emotional and physical health
Words or a short phrase added inside a sentence to give extra information without changing its meaning
- Informal
A face that shows no feelings so others cannot guess what someone thinks
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Expression comes from Latin parts ex- ('out') and primere ('to press'), like the English word press. So an expression can be a word or phrase people use to 'press out' a particular meaning or feeling.